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24 alternatives to Eminence: Xander's Tales

Addictive strategy card game where you steal peoples' cards

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Eminence: Xander's Tales launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stealin▲70

   Fast paced strategy game about conquering new territories

   2016 · stealin.mobi · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Collect It All▲72

   A card game based on the CIA's declassified training game

   2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stolen!▲253

   Collect & trade your favorite people on Twitter

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Imploding Kittens▲143

   The first expansion of Exploding Kittens

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Conviction▲79

   The hilarious card game about a not-so-funny presidency

   2017 · getconviction.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Spaceteam: The Card Game▲113

   A chaotic and cooperative card game.

   2015 · playspaceteam.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Innovatecards▲92

   An innovation card game to break the ice, and the mold.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PitchEasy▲142

   Creative card game that lets you pitch over 80 million ideas

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Loot & Legends▲55

   F2P meets RPG card game based on the game Card Hunter

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Control Alt Deceit▲70

    A Game of Lies, Betrayal and Questionable Strategies

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Faeria▲69

    Strategy card game meets living board

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hearthstone▲31

    An addictive trading card game w/ surprising amount of depth

    2014 · us.battle.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Duelyst▲73

    Final Fantasy and Hearthstone, combined.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Card Hunter▲71

    Card gaming spin on classic table-top RPGs

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Battle of the Bands - The Card Game▲60

    A ruthless game of band politics and selling out to the man.

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Card Thief▲5

    Card Thief is a stealth game played with a deck of cards.

    2017 · card-thief.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Spyfall▲62

    A card game of bluffing, probing, & suspicion

    2015 · cryptozoic.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Steampunk Syndicate: Tower Defense▲63

    A unique tower defense with collectible card games

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Manipulation — The Card Game▲9

    Build melds, reshape the table, outplay everyone

    Jul 2026 · playmanipulation.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Stalag 17▲70

    Card game based on a 1943 prisoner of war camp in Austria.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SOLITAERE▲65

    Clean, minimal, classic card game action on iOS

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bad Cards▲80

    Hilarious online game inspired by Cards Against Humanity

    2020 · bad-cards.netlify.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Thunderstone▲54

    Deck building game to kill monsters.

    2015 · alderac.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Scrolls▲54

    Mojang's strategy card game

    2015 · its alternatives →

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